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Learning how to play the violin has never been easier, thanks to the wide variety of online resources available today. Whether youre looking to teach yourself the violin or you simply want to supplement your current violin lessons, YouTube has a great selection of violin tutorials to choose from.
Violin YouTube tutorials are a great alternative learning tool. Students can try out tutorials from many different violin instructors until they find the one that best fits their needs and skill …
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Top 5 Violin YouTube Tutorials for Beginners

Learning how to play the violin has never been easier, thanks to the wide variety of online resources available today. Whether youre looking to teach yourself the violin or you simply want to supplement your current violin lessons, YouTube has a great selection of violin tutorials to choose from.
Violin YouTube tutorials are a great alternative learning tool. Students can try out tutorials from many different violin instructors until they find the one that best fits their needs and skill

How to Set Up a Violin Bridge | Violin Tips

There's one important - and slightly intimidating - hurdle that all violin students have in common. Whether you're a complete beginner looking to make a cheap, factory-made instrument more grateful to play, or a more advanced student wanting to customize your "forever" instrument to suit you and you alone, the basic knowledge of how to set up a violin is worth grasping even if your interest doesn't extend much beyond curiosity and a love of tinkering with things.
As you're probably aware, the b

Step Up Your Game: 4 Alternate Guitar Tunings for Beginners

Whether you just started guitar lessons or you've been playing for a while, you may be itching to learn some new songs and take on some new challenges. You might be wondering: where can I go from here? That's where alternate guitar tunings come in! With this guide from Michael L., you'll learn how alternate guitar tunings can take your playing to the next level...
One of the amazing things about the guitar is its versatility. Not only can you play rhythm and/or melody in different genres,

7 Ways to Use Movable Guitar Scales to Write Solos and Riffs

Learning guitar scales prepares you for the fun of playing riffs and solos. If you know your scales but you don't know how to take the next step, try one of these tips from guitar teacher James W...
You have 7 notes to choose from and the following 7 steps will help you in ways you cannot even predict. Most guitar players learn the basics such as the 5 basic major scale patterns in G major and go on to learn them in the other major keys as well. Perhaps you know what a pentatonic scale is in

Why Your Daughter Shouldnt Sing (ONLY) Taylor Swift Music

Is your daughter begging you for voice lessons, so she can learn to sing just like Taylor Swift? Awesome! But she also shouldnt be limiting herself to the pop-country crooner. Read on as Nashville teacher Heather E. explains why
Lets get this straight right off the bat - I dont hate Taylor Swift. I think shes a great performer, a great businesswoman, and her early songs (the ones she wrote herself) are pretty good. If your daughter is looking for a role model, TSwifts story of stardom wi